U.S. Census Grids (Summary File 3), 2000
Entry ID: CIESIN_SEDAC_USCG_SF3

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Summary
Abstract: U.S. Census Grids (Summary File 3), 2000 contain grids of demographic and socioeconomic data from the year 2000 U.S. census in ASCII and geotiff formats. The grids have a resolution of 30 arc-seconds (0.0083 decimal degrees), or approximately 1 square km. The gridded variables are based on census block geography from Census 2000 TIGER/Line Files and census variables (population, households, and ... View entire text

Purpose: To provide gridded demographic data, including characteristics of income, education, and housing, for the United States and Puerto Rico for data integration.
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Description: Data download page.

Description: Maps in PDF and PNG formats.
Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 22.0   S: 17.0   E: 180.0   W: -180.0

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: Seirup, L., and G. Yetman
Dataset Title: U.S. Census Grids (Summary File 3), 2000
Dataset Release Date: 2006-05-31
Dataset Release Place: Palisades, NY
Dataset Publisher: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC)
Version: 1.00
Data Presentation Form: raster, map
Online Resource: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/usgrid-summary-file3-2000
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 2000-04-01
Stop Date: 2000-04-01
Data Resolution
Latitude Resolution: 0.0083 Decimal degrees
Longitude Resolution: 0.0083 Decimal degrees
Horizontal Resolution Range: 1 km - < 10 km or approximately .01 degree - < .09 degree
ISO Topic Category
Originating Center
Data Center
Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute, Ministry of the Environment, Sweden Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://www.smhi.se/

Data Center Personnel
Name: SMHI CUSTOMER SERVICES
Phone: +46 (11) 495 80 00
Fax: +46 (11) 495 80 01
Email: kundtjanst at smhi.se
Contact Address:
SMHI (head office)
City: Norrkoping
Postal Code: SE-601 76
Country: SWEDEN
Personnel
Role: DIF AUTHOR
Phone: +1 (828) 271-4101
Email: christina.lief at noaa.gov
Contact Address:
Program Manager
Global Observing Systems Information Center (GOSIC)
NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC - Room 459
City: Asheville, NC
Province or State: NC
Postal Code: 28801
Country: USA
Extended Metadata Properties
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2005-03-08
Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-05-17

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